Treat yourself to a stay in the Desert from Marrakech

Treat yourself to a stay in the Desert from Marrakech

Marrakech Merzouga Circuit - 4 Days
Marrakech - Ait ben Haddou - Dades Gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga - Draa- Valley - Ouarzazate - Marrakech

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech - Ait ben Haddou - Dades Gorges

Stop At: Gorges du Dades, R704 Gorges Dades, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
Depart from Marrakech via the Tichka Pass (2260m), then follow the road which leads to Ait ben Haddou through the Berber villages of the Atlas. Arrival at Ait ben haddou and visit the kasbah. Lunch on site. By the track, one reaches the palm grove of Skoura via Ouarzazate. Visit the magnificent Kasbah of Amridil. Then departure towards the valley of roses, crossing the Berber villages, then the Dades gorges passing Boumalne. Visit the gorges without forgetting the meeting of the nomads and their herds of goats. We spend the night at the hotel in the Dades Gorges.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: One night in a very calm and friendly Riad with swimming pool

Day 2: Dades Gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga

Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
After breakfast, departure to the Todra gorges, an hour's walk in the Tinghir valley, we take the road to Merzouga, passing through Tinjdad, Erfoud and its famous fossilized marbles; we pass by Rissani, former capital of Tafilalet and we head by the track towards the desert of Merzouga. Arrived at the foot of the dunes, camel ride to arrive at the bivouac located in the middle of Erg Chebbi. We take advantage of the sunset: mint tea, dinner, lively evening and night under the tent or under the stars
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: one night in a private and calm bivouac
Also possible to stay overnight in a hotel

Day 3: Merzouga - Draa- Valley - Ouarzazate

Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Souss-Massa-Draa Region
Depart in the morning in a 4 × 4 via Rissani (cradle of the Alaouite dynasty) crossing the immense Bougafer mountain. Lunch at N’kob (first village of Draa). In the afternoon, we join the Route des Miles Kasbahs (by track to see the most beautiful part of the Draa Valley); arrival in Ouarzazate at the end of the day. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel at Riad Maison d´hôtes

Day 4: Ouarzazate - Taourirt - Marrakech

Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region
After breakfast departure to visit the city of Ouarzazate: the Kasbah of Taourirt, the Cinema Studios. Then we take the road through the village of Merzgane and the village of Ighrem. Lunch at Tadarte then towards Marrakech crossing the Tizi-n-Tichka pass.
Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.